Alexander McQueen De-Manta Clutch available at Net-a-Porter
Inspired
Even postmortem Alexander McQueen is dishing out inspired pieces. I like to think that his ghost is huddled over a drawing table spewing out these designs. Morbid thoughts, or sweet dreams? Either way I want this bag. I will carry it with braided hair and prance through the woods like a Grimm's nymph or a Tolkien elf. That romantic image was not actually inspired by the bag itself, but rather Net-a-Porter's description of the bag as 'folk-lore inspired'. Yes, I see how the pattern may evoke the images seen decorating the pages of an illustrated copy of 'Little Red Riding Hood', but tell me Net-a-Porter, what piece of folk-lore popped into your head when you saw this magnificent clutch? I will let your shady comparison slide because I enjoy envisioning myself as an ivory skinned blond waif running through a woods a la Hans Christian Andersen, and carrying this bag. But seriously...'folk-lore inspired'? We aren't talking about Vera Bradley here...
